Auto-porch bed



Patented July 20, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER C. SCHAEFER, 0E DENVER, COLORADO.

AUTO-PORCH BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1920.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known Vthat l, PETER C. SCHAEFER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, in thecounty of Denver and State of Colorado, hasinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Auto-Porch Beds, ofwhich the'following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

-This invention relates to an auto-porch.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus constructed in accordancewith the present invention, shown particularly in a rolled condition.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the apparatus.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of the apparatus.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the apparatus, showing oneend thereof in section.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the support or angleiron, constituting a part of the bed-frame. The upper portion 2 of thissupport is provided with apertures 3 and 4, for the purpose hereinafterdescribed.

The body 5 of the bed is formed of a heavy canvas, and preferably twelveheavy strips of jute webbing 6 is secured to the under face of thecanvas, or body 5, and each strip, at the end contiguous to the support1, is extended beyond the end of the canvas 5 and' bent around doubledupon the canvas, at 6, Fig. 2, and this doubled portion 6a is continuedand its eXtreme end 6b is laid between the doubled portion 6a of thewebbing and the body or canvas 5. This doubling of the end of thewebbing 6 produces a loop 7, in which loop is a D metal loop 8. Thisdoubled portion of each of the strips 6 of webbing is attached, at 9,for holding the same to the body, `or canvas 5, but to re- Y inforce theloop 7, l preferably pass a leather strip 10 through a D loop 8 andrivet the same, at 11, upon the looped end of .the strip, or webbing 6.A chain 12 is fastened at one end to the D loop 8, and its other endisrdetachably fastened to the inner end of the helical spring 13; theouter end of the helical spring 13 is fastened in the aperture 3 of thesupport 1. By placing new links of chain 12 in the inner end ofthespring 13, the tautness of the bed body can be adjusted.

A flap 14 ofcanvas is secured, at 15,*'to the top of the canvas, or body5, near the end carrying the loops, in which the D loops 8 arepositioned, and the'outer end of the flap 14 is provided with tiestrings 1G, which strings are threaded through apertures 4 for fasteningthe flap 14 to the support 1, and thereby covering the loops formed outof one end of thestrips of webbing, the D loops, chains and springs, toprevent the user of the bed from coming in contact with theseattachments.

The opposite end of the body, or canvas 5, from that to which the Dloops, chains and springs are attached, is folded over, as at 17, andstitched at 18, producing a loop or Compartment 19, in which isa flatbar 20; this end of the bed body is apertured, as at 21, throughwhicha-bolt may be passed for securing the end to the frame of the bed notshown. If the bed should sag, or need stretching, all that one has to dois to remove the fastening means 21 and roll up this end containing theflat bar 2() and then again fasten this end with bar 20 to the supportor bed frame.

While l have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, andhave illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minorchanges or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to whichthis invention relates, during the extensive manufacture of the same andl, therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changes asshall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What l claim is:

1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a bodyhaving strips attached longitudinally thereto, said body provided at onevend with a pocket, a bar in said pocket, said body provided at itsother end with said strips extending beyond the end and formed intoloops, metal loops in said first-mentioned loops, chains attached tosaid metal loops, and springs detachably attached to the chains.

2. In' an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a bodycomprising a sheet of canvas, strips of webbing attached to one side ofsaid canvas, said strips extendin beyond one end of the canvas and formeinto loops, fastening means in said loops for attaching the body to asupport, the opposite end of the body to-that provided With loops beingfolded over and the strips also folded over producing a pocket, aY

flat bar in said pocket, and said body and bar provided with aperturesfor receiving means for attaching said pocketed end and bar to asupport.

In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a'body formedof a sheet and a plurality of parallel strips attached thereto, saidstrips at one end of the body foldedover, parallel portions of thestrips resting on one side of the body, and the end of the strip foldedagainst the body and under the parallel portions producing a loop, meansfastening the parallel folded portions to the body, a metal loop in saidfirst-mentioned loop, a reinforcing strip extending through said metalloop and around the first-mentioned' loop, means securing thereinforcing strip to the first-mentioned strip and the body, andfastening means in the first-mentioned loop for attaching the body to asupport.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a bodyformed from a sheet of material and provided with a plurality of,longitudinally-extending strips, each of said strips .bent or loopedaround one end of the sheet and folded parallel and upon one side of thesheet, and the inner portion of the fold of the strip being placedbetween the folded portions of the strip and the sheet, the foldedportions of the strip producing a loop, a reinforcing strip placed overthe looped portion of the strip, rivets extending through thereinforcing strip, folded portions of the first-mentioned strip and aportion of the sheet, fastening all of said portions securely together,and attaching Ameans in the loop constituted by the folded over portionsof the strip, substantially as shown and described. A

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

PETER C. SCHAEFER.

